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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
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Original name: Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.
Style:
cult classic, sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, disturbing, contemplative, crying ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, seattle washington
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